Apple cobbler

I made some apple cobbler the other day. We bought some apples from Costco the other week that turned out not to be very tasty. This was my way of trying to make them tasty. After making the cobbler, I warned Andrew that the apples weren't the best and I would probably toss out whatever he didn't eat. A couple hours later I found this;

Just in case it is not clear enough, Andrew just ate all of the crumb topping. Looks like he really took my warning to heart.

mm mm yum - so gritty and tasty

We took Little Bug to the park for the first time on Saturday. I was pretty darn excited, even more excited than Little Bug, which actually lead to a huge let down. She really didn't know what to make of things, except the sand, which she loved eating.

Tasty goodness

Warning: If you are hungry or trying to eat more healthily, I don't suggest reading this post. Seeing sweets when hungry always makes me crave desserts rather that real food. Like when I go to the grocery store when hungry, never a good idea. I inevitably end up coming home with a bag of Oreo cookies or worse.

So lately, I have been wanting my family's homemade cran-raspberry ice cream. I have never made it before and I thought it would be a tasty treat. I have since realized it's essentially frozen whip cream with added sugar and flavoring. I mean who wouldn't like that?! Andrew and I don't actually have an ice cream maker and when I mentioned to Andrew that I was going to buy one, the idea was quickly vetoed. Evidently you don't need an ice cream maker when you have a mass supply of liquid nitrogen. So after a very long day on Saturday, we thought it might be fun to try it out. Andrew brought some liquid nitrogen home and it was definitely faster and more fun than a traditional ice cream maker. The resulting ice cream was creamy, really creamy. So much so, that the next time I make it, I will definitely not be using the full portion of whipping cream. Yeah it was tasty, I just feel really guilty eating it. I happily ate it all weekend long and I just had a bowl of it for lunch.

And that definitely is a parking citation pictured right above Andrew's head...we were at a service project at Fairyland and I was only a couple minutes late getting out to the meter. So, while we were painting it up in Fairyland we got a ticket! Yeah, I'm still grumpy about it. Such a bummer, it's like we got charged for doing the city of Oakland a favor.

Just being silly...it really was a long Saturday.

The tasty masterpiece! I'm telling you it's good! Here's the recipe if interested;
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups heavy whipping cream
1 can of cran-raspberry frozen concentrate juice
1 bag of frozen raspberries (smash them)
2 eggs (we didn't add this...kinda grossed us out)
1 1/4 cups milk

If the ice cream wasn't bad enough, I spent the preceding days making a bunch of tarts. Really, a lot of tarts. My parents hosted an open house for a fellow who just got married in the ward and somehow I ended up signing myself up to make dessert. It actually wasn't too bad and ended up being pretty fun...it was just a two day process.

Here are all the tarts filled and ready to be decorated. The kitchen was a nightmare, maybe I should have taken a picture of that?

And the tarts after completion! There were 14 of them. I just wish I had the photography skills to make a really pretty picture out of them. One ended up breaking...ok, I 'accidently' broke it while trying to stack them back in the fridge again. I quickly just claimed that one for Andrew and I...so it worked out well. Click HERE it you are interested in the recipi. All I can say is we are really looking forward to this weekend for some rest!

I want those ribbons!

Little Bug attended her first birthday party this weekend! I thought maybe such a moment should be documented. Her favorite part was the ribbons on all the presents. In fact, she got into a fight with the birthday boy trying to play with them.

Not to worry, she was closely monitored while playing with all those ribbons!

hmmm...it is hard to tell from this picture, but Little Bug has cupcake all over her face. The little stinker rejected the cake and would only eat the frosting. Then when driving in the car the day after the party, I discovered Andrew's cupcake stump. Evidently he also just ate the top part with the frosting and left the cake part untouched! Andrew has sabotaged Bug's taste buds and he could not be more proud.